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Spongocapsulidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Spongocapsulidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Spongocapsulidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Spongocapsulidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. M. Hull. 1997. Upper Jurassic Tethyan and Southern Boreal radiolarians from western North America. Micropaleontology 43(S2):1-202 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anachoreta ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Obesacapsula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 409 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Spongocapsula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 172 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Spongostichomitra genus | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Torculum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Tubilustrium ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1977 | Spongocapsulidae Pessagno |
| 1997 | Spongocapsulidae Hull |
| 2001 | Spongocapsulidae De Wever et al. p. 273 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
